Of course the Tree of Life as designed by Kimberly would be super colorful and super cute. How could it not be? :-) This is the third in here series. Stitch one, or stitch them all and showcase them together. Each is only 5″ x 5″ handpainted on 18ct and complete with stitchguide. What a […]
Archives for August 2017
Want some candy?
Candy Corn that is. Fun happy beaded candy corn! These are the borders on our newest Mystery Class, Boo! by David Galchutt. Isn’t this guy just too fun! We are stitching him over 5 lessons throughout the next few months. Yesterday was the first lesson and the borders are now complete setting the stage for […]
Pre-order fun!
Can you believe it has been over 3 years since we introduced you to the fabulous Threads – A Needle Necessity book compiled by Jane Evans and Liv Weiss? This is the go to book written by stitchers, for stitchers, about threads. We are excited to announce that the book has been updated to include […]
Hoot Hoot
I am in high Halloween mode here. With the Brenda Stofft Steampunk Witch class last weekend, the Beehive in full Halloween sassiness and David Galchutt’s Boo class starting Sunday it’s the perfect time to show off the finishing of Haunted Hooter by dede! The hooter is a big fancy pillow. It was almost a wall […]
Techniques, techniques and more techniques
When I asked Brenda Stofft to design a steampunk witch just for us I never dreamed it would be this spectacular. The canvas is gorgeous! That goes without saying. All of Brenda’s canvases are spectacular but this one really captured my heart. I love the colors, the details, just everything about it. And then I […]
Kimberly Lost Her Marbles
Join us September 16 & 17th as Kimberly works her magic on the first of her Marble series of canvases. Oh My! This is going to be so fun. Great colors. Great threads. Great stitches and an imagination that only Kimberly has. There are beads, there are bullions, there is string art and more! Class […]
You Asked For It
After many years of requests we have finally translated the 4 iStitches apps from the iOS platform to the android platform! Let the happy dancing begin. I’m quite excited to offer this. There has always been the great divide between mac and pc. Now for stitching at least, the divide is smaller. :-) There are […]
A Finished Blue Bird
As promised, our Blue Bird Mystery was a quickie. Two short lessons with lots of fun stitches and it’s complete. I’m not sure what my favorite part was. The flowers and leaves are long stitches, crescents and Raised Close Herringbone! YAY! quick and dramatic. The fun shapes in the sky are composite stitches. Layers […]
Purple Brocade, hmmmm
How to stitch purple brocade? That was the fun of the gown on the 4th girl at our party. This is Row of Ladies II by Lee. It is one of the Mystery with a Twist classes that we offer. Sign up for a Mystery with a Twist and every so often you will receive […]
Want to make a flower?
Sometimes there is a project hiding inside of a project. OK, in my world there’s always a project hiding inside of a project but that’s another story. This time it’s a fun project that was hiding inside another fun project! Woo Hoo! Would you like to learn how to make this pretty sparkly flower? It […]
